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What is a Boxai?

A Boxai is a box with a telescoping lid. It is covered in beautiful images that Photoflow seamlessly over every surface. That's what makes a Boxai unique. It's sold flat and ready to fold. It comes with a Matching Note Card that's blank inside, for your personal message. This note card fits inside the Boxai and is the perfect size for a Store Gift Card.

What is Photoflow™?

Photoflow is a unique design innovation based on kirigami. Kirigami is a traditional Japanese paper art form that involves not only folding, but cutting. Images appear to flow seamlessly over every surface of a Boxai, both inside and out.

How do you say Boxai?

The name Boxai, pronounced “Box Eye”, is an homage to the Japanese art form, Bonsai. Bonsai’s dwarfed trees and shrubs allow us to contemplate and enjoy the wonders of Nature, in miniature. Boxai continues this noble tradition, putting the delights of the world into the palm of your hand. People love them.

What’s included in a Boxai Packet?

1 label (5"x7") in case you want to mail it flat inside the packet and let the recipient have the fun of transforming it into a box

When folded into a box, it fits perfectly into a USPS small, flat rate mailing box

Artist's Statement

“We all hunger for beauty. After decades working in fine art, I became passionate about finding an affordable way to satisfy people’s longing for it.

I set myself the challenge of producing an object that was not only beautiful, but useful. I wanted it to leave a light footprint on the world.

After years of refining my ideas, I was able to marry my love of art, photography, origami, and kirigami to create Boxai.”

Yanagi Creator of Boxai

LILY

My last two pennies For myself, a loaf of bread For my soul, a lily

Where do Boxai photos come from?

They come from all over the world, thanks to the generosity of amazing photographers who freely share their work via Creative Commons. Their mission is to “maximize digital creativity, sharing, and innovation” and we fully support them. A proportion of Boxai profits will go to CC and we will also donate to those photographers whose work we have modified and featured. You can learn more about each of the photographers who have contributed to a particular Boxai design from the links included on the back of each Boxai Note Card as well as on our Photographers page.